The ABCs of XYZ Students
Start Date
8-17-2016 12:00 AM
Description
One author characterizes Millennials as a Jekyll-and-Hyde generation, with many facing a quarterlife crisis. He simultaneously expresses hope in their comfort with technology, confident assertiveness, love of community, and ability to multi-task, interact, and embrace new ideas. Authors Seemiller and Grace of Generation Z Goes to College (2016) contend that higher education is now hosting post-Millennials (aka Plurals), who have come of age immersed in social media, but who have significant insecurity. This session will share some preliminary facts, figures, and fallacies to set up a discussion of what is understood about the X, Y, and Z-generation college student.
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The ABCs of XYZ Students
One author characterizes Millennials as a Jekyll-and-Hyde generation, with many facing a quarterlife crisis. He simultaneously expresses hope in their comfort with technology, confident assertiveness, love of community, and ability to multi-task, interact, and embrace new ideas. Authors Seemiller and Grace of Generation Z Goes to College (2016) contend that higher education is now hosting post-Millennials (aka Plurals), who have come of age immersed in social media, but who have significant insecurity. This session will share some preliminary facts, figures, and fallacies to set up a discussion of what is understood about the X, Y, and Z-generation college student.